that the letter dated 31st December, 2001 of the arbitrator, copy whereof is on the arbitral record and vide which the arbitrator complied with the request of the petitioner in its letter dated 24th December, 2001, had not been received by the petitioner. The said letter appears to have been issued in the normal course and cannot be disputed. The petitioner, also in its letter dated 24th December, 2001, only indicated an intention to execute the award and did not indicate any intention to file objections to the award. The petitioner appears to have decided to file objections after dismissal of the objections of the respondentsUnion of India/BSNL to the award. As noticed above, there is no requirement in Section 34 of filing ink signed copy of the award therewith or of award being duly stamped before such petition can be preferred. In view of the pre-emptive language of proviso to Section 34(3), the petition under Section 34(1) ought to have been filed within three months of receipt of photocopy of the award. If the limitation for filing the petition under Section 34 of the Act is to be counted from say after a week of 26th November, 2001, then the petition is definitely barred by time and no application for condonation of delay is entertainable. in three months of receipt of photocopy of the award. If the limitation for filing the petition under Section 34 of the Act is to be counted from say after a week of 26th November, 2001, then the petition is definitely barred by time and no application for condonation of delay is entertainable.
